Card pocket board



Sept. 29, 1959 c. H. STORRS ETAL 2 0 CARD POCKET BOARD Filed April 22, 1958 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 3 1 I r fL PH Ha a a /7 a 5 5 v 1 INVENTOR. cumus H. sromsafla J a MACDONALD C. MORGAN Sept. 29, 1959 c; H. sToRRs ET AL CARD POCKET BOARD 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 22, 1958 INVENTOR. oe ARLES H. STORES anJ/VACDMALD C. MOR6AN Sept. 29, 1959 C. H. STORRS ETAL CARD POCKET BOARD Filed April 22, 1958 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 a El OVA/5 b. STORRS am/ T Ie ir 14th) "lays United States Patent 2,906,409 CARD PQCKET BOARD Charles H. Storrs and MacDonald C. Morgan, Pittsburgh, .Pa.

Application April 22,'1958,Serial"No. 730,126

12 Claims. (Cl. 211-55) This invention relates to boards containinga-number of.pockets for receiving cards, such 'as time cards or work schedule cards.

It'is among the objects of this invention to provide a cardpoeket board, in which a large number of pockets "that are long and thin in relation to their width are disposed-in front of an upright panel. The upperend of each box is open to form a pocket for receiving acard. The boxes are arranged in horizontal rows, with the boxes in :each row disposed in overlapping relationrand with 'each row of boxes overlapping the .row above it. Means is provided for fastening to the panel each boxat the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in thesame row. As a-result, all of the boxes slant-away from the vpanel in a horizon-talplane and also lean forward away from the panel. The panel and boxes preferably are surrounded by'a frame. Most'suitably, the boxes are provided in their front walls' with openings 'in'predetermined locations, and have projections on their back walls for-insertion into openings in the boxes they overlap, whereby to interconnect the boxes.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is;illustrated in the accompanying drawings,'in which:

Fig.1 is-a front view of one of theboxesforming 'our board;

Fig. 2 is a top view thereof; .Figs. 3 and 4 are crosssections taken on the-lines III-III and IV.IV, respectively, of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side view takenon the line V-V of Fig. .1;

Fig. 6 is -a front view of theboard; Fig. 7 is an enlarged horizontal -section"taken on'the line VII VII of Fig. 6; V

Fig. -8 is anenlarged vertical section' taken onthe line VIII-VIIIof Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary-topview of the boxes taken on'the line IX--IX of Fig. 8;

. Fig. '10 is aside view of the boxes taken on the line XX of Fig.9; and

.Fig. v11 is a front view of the assembly ofboxes asseen from a plane parallel to their front surfaces.

Referring to Figs. .1 to 5; eachbox Lthatformsone of the pockets inour board is rectangular and is long=and thin in relation to its width. vIt is wideandthickenough to receive a small pack of standard size .punch cards, which can .be inserted in its open upper end. The box may be made of any suitable material, a molded plastic being preferred. The upper left-hand'corner of the front wall .of .the box and the upper .portion of the-adjoining side wall are omitted to form a large notch 2, through which indicia on a card in the box can be seen. The notch also permits the card to be engaged by thethumb to remove it from the box.

Projecting laterally from the back of the box at the left-hand side is an upper lug 3 and a lower lug4. In the same plane as these lugs, there is an upwardly projecting lug 5 at the upper'right-hand corner of the box and a downwardly projecting lug 6 at the lower right-hand corner. The first threelugs may be relatively rigid,'but at least the lower portion of the bottom lug preferably is flexible and may be inclined forward. These lugs are used in fastening the box in place, as soon will be 'described. To permit other boxes to be fastened by their side lugs to this box, it has in its front wall a pair of vertically spaced lug-receiving slots 7 at the same level as its side lugs. At the left side of the slots the central portion of the front wall is offset forward to forma fiat vertical rib 8. At the left side of the rib, there is a horizontal slot 9 at any desired level, but preferably not far below the upper side lug. From the top of this slot to the bottom of the notch above it the front wall of the box is offset forward'to the'same extent as the rib and forms a horizontal shoulder 10.

When it is decided how many pockets a board is 'to have and how many rows of pockets there are to be, a rectangular panel is made in the correct size for that arrangement. As shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, the panel 12 is mounted at the back of a surrounding frame 13, and the inner surface of the left-hand wall of the frame is provided with a rearwardly offset 'rib 14. A box 1 is then placed in the upper left-hand corner of the frame and tilted in such a manner that its top lug 5 engages thefront of the upper wall of the frame above it, its upper side "lug;3 engages the front of the rib, and its bottom lug 6 engages the panel. The three lugs then are fastened to the surfaces they engage by any suitable means, such as tacks or staples. It will be seen that the box not only leans forward, with its open upper end exposed in front of the frame, but it also slants away from'the panel and frame at a predetermined angle in a horizontal plane.

A second box 1 then is held in front of the first box and its side lugs are inserted in the vertical slots 7 of the first box, and then the second box is swung backfiat against the front of the first one in overlapping engagement with it. The shoulders at the inner ends of the side lugs just mentioned will prevent the two boxes from moving sideways away from each other. The left-hand edge of the overlapping box engages one side of rib'8 of the first box, and the rib will lie in the same plane as the rear wall ofthe box overlapping it, thereby providing a smooth continuous surface as shown in Fig. 9. The slant of the firstbox is so chosen that the top and bottom lugs on the overlapping box'can then be fastened to the frame and the panel, respectively, to hold that box in position. A third box, and as many more as desired, can be connectedto the second box and one another in the same'way as just described to form 'a row ofjp'ockts and fast'ened'in place.

The second rowof boxes is put in place in the-same way as the first :row, except that the top lugs 5 [are serted in the'horizontal slots 9 of the top row., The

shoulders at=the lower ends of those lugs will-=hold the boxes in'plaee until their bottom lugs 6-can be-fastened to? the panel. The vertical tilt of the top rowof boxes wasf predetermined to insure that the boxes in the second row will be able to lie flat against the upper boxes, with their bottom lugs engaging the panel, as shown in Fig. 8. It will be seen in Fig. that the rear wall of each box engages a shoulder 10 above it and lies in the same plane :as the offset portion that forms the shoulder. This provides a continuous unbroken surface between each top box and the inside of the box below in overlapping engagement with it.

A third, and as many more rows of boxes as desired, can be mounted in place in the way just described. The lower ends of the bottom row of lugs will substantially engage the bottom of the frame as well as the panel.

The front of the frame, along its top and left-hand side, has a vertical panel area 15, to which racks 16 and 17 are secured for slidably receiving. cards (not shown) that designate what each row and column of boxes is to be used for.

It will be seen that a card pocket board made in accordance with this invention can be constructed in any desired size and shape by simply adding or subtracting boxes and rows of boxes. All of the boxes are identical, so they are completely interchangeable with one another. They can be quickly and easily installed against a panel in a frame in the manner that has been described above. The open tops of all of the boxes lie in the same general vertical plane. One particular advantage of our board is that by overlapping the boxes in the manner disclosed, a great many more card pockets can be located in a given area than if the pockets did not overlap.

Although we have referred to the right-hand and lefthand sides of the boxes herein, that has been done merely for convenience of description. It will be understood that the boxes could just as well overlap from right to left as from left to right.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, we have explained the principle of our invention and have illlustrated and described what we now consider to represent its best embodiment. However, we desire to have it understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and dwcribed.

We claim:

1. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel, a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a-card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, and means fastening to said panel each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel.

2. A card pocket board according to claim 1, in whic the exposed front corner of each box is removed to form a large notch.

3. A card pocket board according to claim 1, in which the front of each box is provided with a vertical rib having a vertical edge engaging the adjoining side of the overlapping box in the same row.

4. A card pocket board according to claim 1, in which the front wall portion of each box directly above the box engaging it in the row below is offset forward a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the rear wall of a box.

5. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel, a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, means fastening to said panel each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel, a wall member extending horizontally across the panel at the top of the upper row of boxes, and means fastening the upper rear corner of each box to the front of said wall member.

6. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel, a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, means fastening to said panel each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel, a wall member extending vertically across the panel at the end of said rows where upper front corners of the boxes are located, and means connecting the boxes at said end of the rows to said wall member.

7. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel, a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their Width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, said boxes being provided in their front walls with openings in predetermined locations, projections on the boxes projecting into said openings in the boxes they overlap, and means fastening to said panel each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel.

8. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel, a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, each box being pro vided with an opening in its front wall and with a lug projecting from its back and into a said front opening in an overlapped box to hold the boxes together, and means fastening to said panel each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel.

9. A card pocket board according to claim 8, in which said opening is a vertical slot and said lug is at the same level as the slot and projects laterally from the side of the box that overlaps a box in the same row.

10. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel,

a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, each box being pro- 1 vided with an opening in its front wall and with an integral lug projecting from its back in a plane parallel thereto and into a said front opening in an overlapped box to hold the rows together, the inner end of the lug forming a shoulder disposed in said opening, and means fastening to said panel each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel.

11. A card pocket board according to claim 10, in which said lug projects upwardly and said opening is a horizontal slot.

12. A card pocket board comprising an upright panel, a plurality of boxes long and thin in relation to their width disposed in front of said panel, the upper end of each box being open for receiving a card, the boxes being arranged in horizontal rows with the boxes in each row disposed in overlapping relation and with each row of boxes overlapping the row above it, a lug projecting downward from the back of each box at the lower corner thereof overlapped by a box in the same row, and means securing said lug to said panel, whereby all of the boxes slant away from the panel in a horizontal plane and lean forward away from the panel.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Scott May 4, Hawley Oct. 12, KrabOck Feb. 11, Ruze May 14, Kalhorn Oct. 22, 

